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 SAN MARTIN SAN PETE 609 eminent. II. A city, capital of the republic, 8 m. S. W. of Rimini; pop. about 6,000. It is situated on the summit of a rugged moun- tain, and contains a remarkable cabinet of medals, a theatre, five churches, two convents, a town house, and a statue of Marinus. SAN MARTIN, Jose de, an Argentine general, born at Yapeyu, Feb. 25, 1778, died in Bou- logne, France, Aug. 17, 1850. He received a military education in Spain, served with dis- tinction at Baylen, and became a colonel in the Spanish army. He returned to South America on the outbreak of the war of independence, and organized the Argentine forces. After repeated victories over the royalists, he was made in 1814 commander-in-chief of the ill- fated expedition to Upper Peru against the troops of the viceroy of Lima. Withdraw- ing to the province of Cnyo, he soon raised an army, with which he crossed the Chilian Andes, and defeated the royalists under Oso- rio in the battle of Chacabuco, Feb. 12, 1817. Declining the presidency of Chili, he defeated the Spaniards again at Maypu, April 5, 1818, and Chilian independence was secured. In 1820 he marched into Peru, accompanied by Bernard O'Higgins, president of Chili, entered Lima, drove the Spaniards into the interior, declared Peru independent (1821), and as- sumed the dignity of protector, which he was forced to resign in 1822. Having retired to private life, he went to Europe, and lived in England, the Netherlands, and France. SAN MATED, a W. county of California, bor- dering on the Pacific, and bounded N. E. by the bay of San Francisco ; area, 432 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,635, of whom 519 were Chi- nese. The surface is hilly and well timbered, and the soil fertile. Excellent coal is found, and there are mineral springs of sulphur and iron. It is traversed by the Southern Pacific railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 107,049 bushels of wheat, 294,318 of oats, 171,207 of barley, 329,875 of potatoes, 285,460 Ibs. of butter, 469,295 of cheese, and 19,065 tons of hay. There were 3,238 horses, 5,140 milch cows, 4,688 other cattle, 6,535 sheep, and 5,829 swine ; 2 flour mills, 1 tannery, and 11 saw mills. Capital, Redwood City. SAN MIGUEL, an E. county of New Mexico, bordering on Texas, intersected by the Rio Pecos and Canadian river, and watered by their tributaries ; area, about 10,800 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,058. A S. projection of this county divides Bernalillo and Valencia coun- ties into two parts. The N. "W. portion is mountainous. The chief productions in 1870 were 13,321 bushels of wheat, 83,145 of In- dian corn, 186,626 Ibs. of wool, 18,650 of cheese, and 1,747 tons of hay. There were 649 horses, 979 mules and asses, 4,834 milch cows, 3,236 working oxen, 4,571 other cattle, 194,309 sheep, and 549 swine; 4 flour mills, and 3 saw mills. Capital, Las Vegas. SAN MIGUEL, a city of San Salvador, capital of a department of the same name, in a broad and fertile plain, about 90 m. E. S. E. of the city of San Salvador; pop. about 12,000. It is the most important trading town in Central America. The great fair of La Paz is held here every year. About 5 m. W. of the city is a volcano of the same name, 6,680 ft. high, rising abruptly from the plain, which sends out great volumes of smoke, and occasional eruptions open vast fissures in its sides. SAN MIGUEL, Evariste, duke de, a Spanish general, born in Gijon in 1780, died in Ma- drid, May 29, 1862. He entered the army in 1808, became a lieutenant colonel, and was elected to the cortes. After the restoration of Ferdinand VII. he edited a liberal paper. In 1820 he served under Riego in the Andalu- sian expedition, and composed the " Hymn of Riego." He was banished to Zamora in 1821, but recalled in 1822, and made minister of for- eign affairs. On the French invasion in 1823 he rejoined the army, was taken prisoner and exiled, and resided in England till 1834. Un- der the proclamation of a general amnesty he returned, and was for ten years a member of the cortes. In 1854 he became president of the revolutionary junta of Madrid, minister of war, field marshal, and provisional president of the cortes. He wrote several works on the history of his country. SANNAZARO, or San Nazaro, Jaeopo, an Italian poet, born in Naples in 1458, died there in 1530. His first poetical compositions obtained him the patronage of Frederick III. of Naples, whom he afterward followed into exile, re- turning to Naples only after the death of his benefactor, and declining the protection of Gonsalvo de Cordova. His chief works are: the Arcadia (4to, Venice, 1502; Naples, 1504; Milan, 1808), a pastoral romance, which had upward of 60 editions in the 16th century; his six Ecloga (published with the following), according to Paolo Giovio his most perfect work, in which the coast populations of Italy replace the shepherds of Virgil; and De Par- tu Virginis Libri III. (fol., Naples, 1526 ; Venice, 1528, 1535; Amsterdam, 1679, 1728), of which Hallam says : " It would be difficult to find its equal for purity, elegance, and har- mony of versification." SAN PATRICK), a S. county of Texas, bound- ed N. E. by the Aransas river, S. W. by the Nueces, and S. by the gulf of Mexico; area, 625 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 602, of whom 64 were colored. It has considerable good land, but is subject to summer droughts. Stock raising is the chief business. Nearly half the county is covered with mezquite and other trees. The chief productions in 1870 were 21,325 bushels of Indian corn, 9,010 of sweet potatoes, and 7,325 Ibs. of wool. There were 4,973 horses, 30,828 cattle, 2,845 sheep, and 1,281 swine. Capital, San Patricio. SAN PETE, an E. county of Utah, bordering on Colorado, and intersected by Green river ; area, about 7,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,786. The W. part is crossed by the Wahsatch moun-